Employer Engagement 

Over the last couple of years St Francis Employability has started to build connections with employers to create and strengthen pathways into employment for our beneficiaries. 

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This work was started as we realised more and more that while it was often very easy for our beneficiaries to get entry level jobs where English requirements are low and there is little need for specific skills, it is much harder for them to navigate routes into higher skilled work, where they can utilise the skills they have from their previous work experience. 

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We are very keen to ensure that our beneficiaries are getting support to engage in employment that is meaningful for them and utilises their skills and past experience. Through the work we have done on the previous My Coventry project and also wider we have found that there are significant barriers to higher levels of employment including, experience in the UK, DBS checks, accessibility of applications and interviews, lack of understanding from employers, etc.

 

Our aim is to engage with employers to breakdown these barriers and work out ways around them to create these pathways for employment within different industries and in turn utilising peoples skills and experience here in the UK.

 

We have already made connections with Coventry Building Society, University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire, DHL, Severn Trent, Cadent, and more engaging with us to understand our client groups more and create these opportunities for them within the workplace which is meaningful for them.